Bat



A. NIELSEN Jan. 1942;

BAT

Filed Sept. 18, 1939 INVENTOR. nrzw Nielsen A ORNEY.

soft ball which also Patented Jan. 6, 1942 K Ii y BAT' AndrewNielsen, Portland, Oreg.

A plication sesame 1s, 1939, Serial No. 295,380

My inve tion relates to improvements-inbats.

The object of this invention is to provide a bat for use in outdoor tennisandother games.

Through the use of mynew and improved: construction and ,assembly,,I providea bat having strength andflexibility combined with minimum weight and with a proper distribution ofweight and a balanced distribution ofweight. f

Through the use of my new and improved bat, the players are able to develop a maximum stroke and yet reduce the distance that the ball is driven and consequently the playing space required for the playing of the game.

The action as accomplished through the use of my new and improved bat, is similar to that of allows a maximum stroke without the sacrificing of the speed of the game and likewise the playing space is reduced.

The primary purpose of my new and improved bat is weight balance, flexibility, and cheapness of construction.

A further object of my new and improved bat is to provide one having the appearance of a racquet normally used by tennis players and yet one through the use of which a very different result is accomplished in its use and one that may be used in the'batting of sponge rubber balls, tennis balls, balls having Celluloid shells and other balls with equal facility.

A still further object of my invention is to so construct the bat so that the cost will be reduced to thereby give a much larger range of distribution because of the lowered cost.

The invention is primarily comprised of a central sheet made of plywood or other suitable laminated material to which a handle shank is integrally attached. A rim member having a shank also disposed therearound is secured together at the side of the laminated central member with the shank of the rim member being split longitudinally to give greater flexibility and finally additional sheets are placed upon either side of the handle member to produce greater depth.

With these and incidental objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of jibiaim. (01. 273-7 made of. wood excepting. the metal fastenings employedin securing the structure together.

Fig. II is a plan view of the assembled device in "which the structural details excepting the fasteningsare made: of wood.

Fig. III is a longitudinal sectional side view of the bat illustrated in Figs. 1 and II.

Fig. vIVis asectional end view of-the bat illustrated in Fig. II. This view is taken on line 4,-4 of Fig. II looking in the direction indicated.

Fig. V is a fragmentary plan view of the handle forming shank of the central member I.

Fig. VI is a'fragmentary plan view of the handle forming shank of the central member I and of the handle forming shank formed integral with the rim members 2 and 3.

Fig. VII is a fragmentary plan view of the handle formed of the shank of the central member I; the shank forming integral with the rim members 2 and 3 and of the intermediate slat.

Fig. VIII is a plan view of the handle end of the bat. I

Fig. IX is a plan view of one of my new improved bats having a rim and the part of the handle made of live rubber.

Fig. X is a sectional side view of the bat ilustrated in Fig. IX.

Like reference characters refer to like parts throughout the several views.

I make the central portion I of my bat of plywood and I place bands 2 and 3 about the peripheral edge of the bat and inwardly extend the same toward the center to reinforce the central member I.

The central handle forming member I has a handle forming shank 4 disposed at its base end and each of the rim forming members 2 and 3 has a handle forming shank as illustrated at 5 and 6 outwardly extending from the handle forming end. Each of the shanks formed integral with the rim is split longitudinally and centrally as illustrated at 1.

construction and combination of parts, the essential element of which are set forth in the appended claim, and a preferred form of embodiment of which is hereinafter shown with reference to the drawing which accompanies and forms a part of this specification.

In the drawing:

Fig. I is a plan view, partially in section, of one of my new and improved bats, all of which is the stitching is done In order to give flexibility to the bat thus formed, I have found best results are to be obtained where the rims 2 and 3 are stapled to the central member I by stitching formed of wire with satisfactory results being obtained where through the use of stapling machines.

The splitting of the shank as illustrated at I also gives better flexibility to the bat. I also staple the members 4, 5, and 6 together with like wire stapling as illustrated at 8 to give and produce a flexible connection.

I then provide handle forming slats 8 and 9 at either side of the shank and tapered tongues l and I I extend beyond the handle part of the shank and terminate immediately in line with the inner edge l2. These inner handle forming slats 8 and 9 extend the full length of the shank and are secured thereto.

Handle forming slats l3 and M are provided. These slats and the intermediate slats 8 and 9 are secured together and to the remaining handle forming members by spaced rivets l5. It will be noted that the ends of the intermediate slats 8 and 9 and the end-s of the outer slats I 3 and I4 project beyond the last rivet I6 and each of the projecting ends l0 and structure. i

Where heavier balls are being played, I have foundsatisfactoryresultsare to be obtained in the structure as illustrated in Fig. IX in which a live rubber frame I8 is provided that runs around the periphery of the central member I and terminates in a receiving socket for the handle end of the bat as is illustrated at I9 and 20. Thestretch or tension placed within that portion of the live rubber extending about the ball engaging end of the bat constitutes the fastening for securing the same to the enlarged end of the bat with the handle being secured together in the manner heretofore described. I 7

I! are brought to feathered ends to also produce flexibility in the While the form of mechanism herein shown and described is admirably adapted to fulfill the objects primarily stated, it is to be understood that it is not intended to confine the invention to the embodiment herein shown and described, as it is susceptible of embodiment in various forms, all coming within the scope of the claim which follows.

What I claim is:

A new article of manufacture comprised of a bat-forming central portion terminating in a handle-forming shank, bands disposed adjacent the edges of the bat-forming central section and disposed at opposite sides of the bat-forming central portion, each of said bands terminating in a shank similar to the shank of the central portion with said shanks being formed integral with the bands and shanks of the bands being split longitudinally, with said bands and shanks being secured to the central .portion by stitching, tapered tongues disposed at the opposite sides of the shank with the tapered portion of the tongues being on the bat end of the shank and a handleforming slat tapered at its bat-forming end being shorter than the tapered tongues and of lesser width and being disposed at the opposite sides of the shank and secured to each other and to the shank by rivets.

ANDREW NIELSEN. 

